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I used Firefox for 2 years, upgraded to Quantum, bookmarks and bookmark toolbar are not there. how do I get these items back?

CruiseMissile
CruiseMissile
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I have the bookmark icon but there are no bookmarks there. I imported bookmarks from Internet Explorer, but they were older and not all the current bookmarks were there. Thank you.

I have the bookmark icon but there are no bookmarks there. I imported bookmarks from Internet Explorer, but they were older and not all the current bookmarks were there. Thank you.

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Hi CruiseMissile, hopefully your bookmarks are not completely lost.

Bookmarks Toolbar and Bookmarks Menu button (main toolbar)

To add those back:

Toolbar

Choose any of these methods to show the toolbar list and select the bar there:

  • right-click (on Mac Ctrl+click) a blank spot on the tab bar (or the "+" button)
  • (menu bar) View > Toolbars
    On Windows, tap the Alt key to activate the menu bar temporarily.
  • in Customize mode > Show/Hide Toolbars (see: Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars)

Menu button

Either:

(A) Use the Customize panel (Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars) to drag the icon to the desired spot on the toolbar

(B) Use the method from Bookmarks in Firefox - section entitled: How do I add the Bookmarks Menu button to the toolbar?

  • Click the "Library" button:
  • Click "Bookmarks"
  • Click "Bookmarking Tools"
  • Click "Add Bookmarks Menu to Toolbar"

Bookmarks / Backups

If the bookmarks are missing everywhere you look, you might need to try restoring a bookmark backup.

However, first I suggest exiting out of Firefox normally (using the menu) and starting Firefox back up again in case there is a transient file permission error. In some cases, you may need to shut down and restart Windows.

Once you rule that out, see this article for how to restore a bookmark backup:

Restore bookmarks from backup or move them to another computer

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